To Have My Cake and Eat It Too
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Yesterday, I hosted a reading of King Lear. It happened to be my birthday, so I wanted to get a cake. But since it was a King Lear reading and not a birthday party, I wanted to get a cake that would be King Lear appropriate. Here’s what I came up with:
Fortunately, my friends have a more traditional sense of birthday practice, and surprised me with a proper birthday cake:
Chocolate cake, vanilla cake, friends, and a King Lear reading: who could ask for a better birthday?